Knut Solna

Knut Solna is a Professor and Vice-chair for Graduate Studies in the Department of Mathematics at the University of California, Irvine. His research focuses on applied and computational mathematics, inverse problems, imaging, probability, and stochastic volatility modeling in financial markets. He has co-authored influential books including Mathematical and Statistical Methods for Multistatic Imaging and Wave Propagation and Time Reversal in Randomly Layered Media. His work spans theoretical developments in wave propagation in random media, financial derivatives pricing under stochastic volatility, and imaging techniques using advanced mathematical and statistical methods. Solna's contributions also include studies on time-reversal acoustics, enhanced backscattering, and applications of random matrix theory in sensor array imaging. He holds an office in Rowland Hall and maintains an active research program with numerous peer-reviewed publications in top journals.